VEGAN LEMON LENTIL SOUP
WHAT is this: A colorful, healthy, zesty, flavorful and energizing lemon lentil soup with a generous serving of delicious brown rice and nutritional yeast. WHY should you make this: Lentils are quick, cheap and easy to prepare and their nutritional v [...]
VEGAN TOFU SANDWICH
There are so many ways to prepare a vegan tofu sandwich and I hope these photos and ingredient suggestions help get your creative juices flowing when you think of TOFU and sandwiches. I feel like every time I make a sandwich I end up experimenting wi [...]
PLANT-BASED SWEET POTATO GARBANZO SALAD
This might be one of my favorite plant-based meals... I'm a big fan of sweet potatoes but when combined with baked chickpeas AND paprika!? I just can't handle. This plant-based sweet potato-garbanzo salad is more of a "loaded potato boat" but since I [...]
REVIEW + RESULTS: SUJA JUICE 3-DAY FRESH START
A few months ago I completed a 7-day juice cleanse (you can read about it HERE and HERE) and although I loved it overall, I hated the amount of time it took to make & clean up the juices. I enjoyed having everything ready to go when lunch and din [...]
EASY VEGAN BLUEBERRY OATS
Overnight oats for breakfast… a total game changer when you're preparing for a busy morning but you still want to make healthy choices. This easy vegan blueberry oatmeal is an example of what’s possible with only a few ingredients and very little pre [...]
HEALTHY BLACK BEAN QUINOA BOWL
Quinoa and black beans covered in lime and avocado... mouth watering simplicity. I’ve used different recipes to cook quinoa but I always come back to THIS ONE. It takes less than 30 minutes and the quinoa turns out fluffy every time! Another side not [...]
HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT ON A VEGAN DIET?
I don’t remember how much weight I lost when I went vegan but it was enough to convince me that I’d never have to worry about fat again. Eventually though, I discovered the many accidental vegan items like Oreos, chips, fries AND the world of vegan p [...]
IS IT HARD TO BE VEGAN?
BEING vegan is not difficult, the hard part is GOING vegan. Regardless of how someone goes vegan (overnight or gradually) I think the transition period is the hard part. Things like learning to shop at health food stores and farmers markets, explaini [...]
WHY GO VEGAN? 8 REASONS TO CONSIDER A PLANT-BASED DIET.
I’m the daughter of a meat cutter (although my papa is recently retired), I come from a culture where it’s completely normal to eat meat, I grew up in the land of the best burritos ever created (San Diego), some of my favorite things to eat when visi [...]
HOW TO GET HEALTHY ASAP? THREE POWERFUL (AND FREE!) HABITS TO START NOW.
Motivated, excited and determined; that’s how I began my search when I decided it was time to get fit and healthy. A few moments later… I was filled with confusion, overwhelm and paranoia. Funny how the Internet can do that to you right? The amount o [...]
